Task 1: The English Speaking World.


Choose an English speaking country to study in depth.
Write a Wiki answering the three questions below. Your wiki should be approximately 1000-1500 words and include headings, pictures, animation/film and sound.

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  1. Give a brief description of the country (History: past and present & Geography: major cities, rivers mountains and other famous landmarks).
  2. Point to similarities between the country you have chosen and Britain (Government? Education? Traditions? Culture?) .
  3. Explain why the country you have chosen is an English speaking country.

Targets:
• use a wide selection of digital and other aids independently, including monolingual dictionaries
• discuss social conditions and values in various cultures in a number of English-speaking countries
• produce texts with complex content using digital media
• select and use content from different sources independently, critically and responsibly



English is either an official language or is spoken by a significant portion of the population in the following countries.

Australia - The Bahamas - Bangladesh - Barbados - Bermuda - Brunei - Cameroon - Canada - Cayman Islands - Dominica - Fiji - Gambia - Ghana - Gibraltar - India - Jamaica - Kenya - Lesotho - Liberia - Malawi - Malta - Mauritius - New Zealand - Nigeria - Pakistan - Papua New Guinea - Philippines - Seychelles - Sierra Leone - South Africa - Sri Lanka - Swaziland - Tanzania - Trinidad and Tobago - Uganda - Zambia - Zimbabwe





Resources:
Arbeidsplan - Evaluering - BBC's Timeline of The English Language - The English Language

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